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The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has announced that five faculty have been promoted. Environmental Journalist in Residence Cynthia Barnett has been promoted to senior lecturer. Barnett has covered water and climate stories worldwide and she has led UFCJC student multimedia projects on current environmental concerns…

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Board has announced that the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations program has been approved for recertification for its resident undergraduate program and received initial certification for the online undergraduate program, online postgraduate program and resident postgraduate program.…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Associate Dean for Research and Public Relations Professor Marcia DiStaso, APR, has been elected to the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2023 College of Fellows. She is one of 19 public relations professionals and educators in the 2023 class who have…

Mickey Nall, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Public Relations Professional-in-Residence, has been awarded the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Gold Anvil, the organization’s highest individual award that recognizes lifetime achievement in public relations. Nall, who is a 1982 graduate of UFCJC’s master’s program and a…

Pamala Proverbs, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications doctoral student, was  selected as a 2021 International Delegate-At-Large for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Assembly at the 2020 virtual event on Dec. 5. The primary responsibility of delegates is to represent at-large members at the annual meeting…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications alumni, faculty and students were recognized at the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) conferences in Austin, Texas in October. Del Galloway, B.S. Journalism 1981, M.A.M.C 1983 and 2002 Hall of Fame inductee, received…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Professional-in-Residence Mickey Nall, M.A.M.C 1982 and 2009 Alumnus of Distinction, will  receive the 2018 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) David Ferguson Award. The honor, recognizing a PRSA member who has made outstanding contributions to public relations education, will be…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) alumnus Del Galloway, B.S. Journalism 1981, M.A.M.C 1983 and 2002 Alumni of Distinction, will receive the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Gold Anvil Award, the Society’s highest individual honor recognizing lifetime achievement in public relations. He will receive that award at…

Mickey G. Nall, APR, PRSA Fellow will be a visiting lecturer in the UF College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations Department for the upcoming school year. For more than 25 years, Nall has been a PR Agency professional working on a variety of brands and clients, including the U.S.…

The University of Florida Public Relations Department has received the Public Relations Society of America‘s Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR). The department now has certification/accreditation from both PRSA and from ACEJMC. In the review, conducted by Douglas F. Cannon, professor of practice at Virginia Tech, and Joseph V. Trahan…

Professor of Public Relations Linda Hon and doctoral students Jungyun Won and Ah Ram Lee have won PRSA’s 2015 Top Faculty Research paper for their research on factors that influence individuals’ decisions to participate and remain engaged in online social issue campaigns. Abstract “The Role of Situational Awareness and Participation…